FusionPBX/Freeswitch with google Voice?
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Is it possible to use google voice as the SIP Provider for a PBX? I thinking of toying with FusionPBX on a raspberryPI just to see if it can work.. (not for production of course).
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Google voice never implemented SIP. and the third party connection service is now 'cancelled'
It is only supposed to be accessed via google hangouts or something.
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Google Voice was really never much more than an interesting footnote. It never got any traction in the business VoIP space. It really was just a neat thing for home users and hobbyists. As far as I can tell, it died off.
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Yeah, It seems like they must be trying to discontinue it or something. Otherwise they would provide SIP, as it wouldn't cost them anymore and they are basically already using all the infrastructure of a SIP Provider. I guess someday I need to port my number out to a real provider
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Oh yes, they've been phasing it out for a long time.
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That is a shame. I don't know how long I've had my gVoice number,.. I actually have two,..maybe three. It was convienent when I have a 'local number' to use 500 miles away in my home town. I do suppose that there are 'better' options.
I use my primary gVoice number for work instead of using my actual cell phone number. It's really nice to have both voice AND texting ability.
I wonder if there is another option since I really don't want to give out my cell number.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Oh yes, they've been phasing it out for a long time.
I use Google Voice as my primary phone number for anyone not texting me. If they will text me, they get my real cell number. But for resumes, etc. it's all Google Voice. The filtering, voicemail (not getting into VM with you Scott) and the like. I LOVE IT!
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@ajstringham said:
I use Google Voice as my primary phone number for anyone not texting me. If they will text me, they get my real cell number. But for resumes, etc. it's all Google Voice. The filtering, voicemail (not getting into VM with you Scott) and the like. I LOVE IT!
That side of google voice is not going anywhere. They sent out notice that third party access to the API is being terminated back in May. It still works though. This API is how things like the OBi and Asterisk add in modules work to connect to Google Voice for calling.
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@ajstringham said:
I use Google Voice as my primary phone number for anyone not texting me. If they will text me, they get my real cell number. But for resumes, etc. it's all Google Voice. The filtering, voicemail (not getting into VM with you Scott) and the like. I LOVE IT!
That side of google voice is not going anywhere. They sent out notice that third party access to the API is being terminated back in May. It still works though. This API is how things like the OBi and Asterisk add in modules work to connect to Google Voice for calling.
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@JaredBusch said:
@ajstringham said:
I use Google Voice as my primary phone number for anyone not texting me. If they will text me, they get my real cell number. But for resumes, etc. it's all Google Voice. The filtering, voicemail (not getting into VM with you Scott) and the like. I LOVE IT!
That side of google voice is not going anywhere. They sent out notice that third party access to the API is being terminated back in May. It still works though. This API is how things like the OBi and Asterisk add in modules work to connect to Google Voice for calling.
I never thought it was intended as a SIP Provider to start with. I never viewed it as such, and it was never really a business platform. It was targeting, to be perfectly honest, the more technically-savvy consumer market.
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@ajstringham Yes but, the point is in some way it has to being using those technologies behind the science so if they are turning off third party access it would indicate the plan on pulling the whole thing at some point.
So what's the cheapest SIP provider? I want to port the number & I would only need a single channel.
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@ajstringham said:
I never thought it was intended as a SIP Provider to start with. I never viewed it as such, and it was never really a business platform. It was targeting, to be perfectly honest, the more technically-savvy consumer market.
It was a weird middle ground for the semi-savvy or non-voice savvy tech markets who wanted more than a normal phone but less than a PBX. It's a large market of hobbyists but because its key demographic would normally be IT people and since IT people can do way cooler things for nearly free with a PBX on a completely different scale and with no fear of a Google service going away suddenly (as Google services do - if you don't believe me just Wave me your solid rebuttal) there just isn't a lot of value to it.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
So what's the cheapest SIP provider? I want to port the number & I would only need a single channel.
VoicePulse ($11/mo for four lines, unlimited incoming minutes and dirt cheap outgoing) and voip.ms (haven't used them yet, but even cheaper I'm told for single lines.)
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Anyone getting VoicePulse, hit up @Minion-Queen for a referral code. You get one free month of VP service ($11 savings) and NTG does too. It's small, but for a personal account saving $11 is two trips to Taco Bell!
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I have used (and recommend) VoIP.ms for years..
VoicePulse is great for someone receiving enough phone calls in a month to offset the $11 monthly fee, but for a lot of people at home that does not make sense.
VoicePulse is $11 for 1 DID with 4 channels with unlimited inbound, and outbound calling is 1¢ per minute.
VoIP.ms is $1.50 per DID with unlimited channels (soft cap at 25 but they will increase it). Inbound and outbound calls are billed at 1¢ per minute.
VoIP.ms serves more locations for DID numbers than VoicePulse in Missouri, but that will vary across the country.
VoicePulse charges 3.9¢ per minute for inbound toll free.
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@thecreativeone91 said:
@ajstringham Yes but, the point is in some way it has to being using those technologies behind the science so if they are turning off third party access it would indicate the plan on pulling the whole thing at some point.
They have no intention of removing Google Voice at this time. The third party access was never intended to be used like it was,
